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Q: The property is in my name and my mom has life use what are my rights with the property

she pays the bills and taxes. i tried going mudding in the woods and brought some friends she flipped out because i was disrespectful. she banned my friends from coming over so i wanna know if she had the right to do that

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answered on Dec 20, 2023

Without searching the title, I assume you have the remainder and Mother the life estate. If so your estate does not vest in possession until her death. You cannot enjoy the property until then. If she damages the property, you might sue her for damages/waste. Usually the life tenant pays... View More

Q: Can a town claim a resident owns a brook that runs 4 miles through town if it’s connected to a state park?

We want to appeal this as the brook is connected to another road and we are being charged property tax on the brook and the land on the other side connected to another street. We were forced to purchase flood insurance and the trees that run along this water source are beginning to fall which could... View More

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answered on Jan 8, 2024

Start looking into this by hiring a CT attorney to search your title, and possibly some upstream/downstream properties. If you are being assessed for something you do not own, complain to the tax authority for the

County.

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Q: My neighbor built a 10-ft fence wall on their property 8 inches from the border line. I moved into my house 13 years ago

and the fence was already there. I have been maintaining neighbor's 8-in property since then. I recently built a fence that joins my neighbor's fence for my dog. I installed new poles close to the old fence so my fence does not touch my neighbor's. My neighbor is asking me to move my... View More

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answered on Jul 16, 2021

The Boundary Line is probably established by Acquiesence. Hire a CT attorney to search both titles and determine the common boundary line of record. Be prepared to defend your title on Acquiesence if he sues you.

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Q: The previous owner of our property stole land from our neighbor to expand driveway 10 years ago who legally owns It now

Our neighbor is trying to cut into our driveway to get back to original land plots but she never disputed it when the previous owner took her land and we bought it with the driveway as is

Joseph B. LaRocco
Joseph B. LaRocco
answered on Nov 18, 2020

Adverse possession is recognized under Connecticut Law and requires a 15 year period, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 52-575.

Adverse possession is a method of acquiring title to real estate, accomplished by an open, visible, and exclusive possession uninterruptedly for a...
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Q: Can a town arbitrarily use a residential area street to access a hiking trail thru and around a wetlands for general

public use. The town proposes to use a residential culdesac for parking and public access to the trail site in the wetlands which is surrounded by residential homes.

The neighborhood has no outlet thru streets all traffic must leave the same way it came in by turning around either in a... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Jul 15, 2020

This is something a Connecticut attorney is best qualified to advise on, but your post remains open for four weeks. As a GENERAL matter, the use of land for a given purpose could sometimes result in various types of studies (traffic, noise, air quality, etc.) to assess the environmental impact on a... View More

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